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diff --git a/doc/INSTALL b/doc/INSTALL index ee62a906..ae49073a 100644 --- a/doc/INSTALL +++ b/doc/INSTALL @@ -230,10 +230,18 @@ then 'make': ... make -But if you plan to modify Netpbm source code, you'll probably find it +But if you plan to work on Netpbm source code, you'll probably find it more convenient to build the traditional way, with a single tree for source and build. +In the source tree, you can type 'make' in any directory to do the +default make for that directory, or make FILENAME to make the file of +that name there. In the separate build tree, there are special +facilities to allow you to do a simple make from the _top level +directory_, but if you want to make a subcomponent or individual part, +you have to have a -f option and set SRCDIR and BLDDIR on your 'make' +command. + MERGE BUILD ----------- |